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The Ministry of Labor participated yesterday in the launch of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Strategy for the Gulf Countries for 2021-2024.
The ministry’s participation in this event comes within its keenness to emphasize strengthening cooperation with the IOM and joint coordination with the Gulf countries.
In his speech during the event, the Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry of Labour Mohammed Hassan Al Obaidli affirmed the keenness of the State of Qatar to enhance cooperation with IOM and support coordination and cooperation with the Gulf countries, all countries, organizations, and stakeholders concerned with migration and migrant workers to achieve the goals of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and
Regular Migration and implementation of the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development.
He also referred to Qatar’s goal to put these commitments into practice on the ground, following the national principles based on respect for human rights and following the strategic objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030 aimed at protecting migrant workers and ensuring their rights and safety as productive energy that contributes to achieving comprehensive development in Qatar.
Al Obaidli added that the State of Qatar adopted an ambitious program to promote decent work. He pointed to the fruitful cooperation with the UN’s IOM mission in Qatar and the keenness to support and develop it in light of the IOM Strategy for the Gulf Countries to contribute to achieving the objectives set in the three main axes of the strategy, namely improving migration governance mechanisms and ensuring the safe, orderly and humane movement of migrants, and promoting resilience.
Al Obaidli noted the strategy’s contents regarding the national priorities of the Gulf countries and taking into account the demographics of these countries concerning the future of the expatriate workforce.
